Russian submarine production secured until 2027

Krzysztof Kuska, Poznan - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly

06 February 2018

Russia’s State Armaments Programme 2018-27 foresees the construction of submarines until 2027, the deputy defence minister has said.

Yuri Borisov on 31 January visited nuclear submarine builder JSC PO Sevmash, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation on the implementation of the State Defence Order 2018, to discuss the Yasen and Borey submarine classes.

According to Sevmash and the Russian Ministry of Defence, the volume of work producing submarines has increased.

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